I have been upgrading my 223 AR to be good enough to compete in a gas gun competition sometime in the next year. Next on my list is a decent competition optic. I currently have a decent bushnell nitro 2.5-10x scope I got for dirt cheap that has done its job but isn’t anything special. In the less than 1K category, what are my best choices? What’s a good mag range for these gas gun comps? I’ve only ever done bolt action competitions. Ones that I currently think are good options are vortex pstII 3-15 and Athlon ares 2.5-15. If money wasn’t an option I would go for Leupold mk5 3-18 but that’s out of my budget. All thoughts, comments and opinions are welcome as the gas gun scene is new for me.